Noise or music?

How do you differentiate between noise and music? Scientifically speaking, both music and noise are created by vibration, and thus produce a sound. However similar they might seem, many always feel that these two things are actually very contrasting.


To me, the most obvious difference between these two is that music sounds more pleasing to the ear, more satisfying for the mind. When sounds that are created sound nice, they will be classified under music. If they do not, they will be classified under noise. It is all about our perception, I believe. If you perceive something as nice sounding, others might not necessarily feel the same way. While a piece of music may be literally music to some, it might be considered noise for others. However, I believe that with in-depth thought about any sound produced, it definitely can be defined as music.

Usually, noise is very high-pitch, or very nasal sounds. To me, these may be considered as music, even though not as nice as others... Nice music, to all of us, is a clean and smooth sound that seems to ring eternally in our mind. This is why music could allow us to focus more, and noise will just distract us inevitably.

Thus, to me, actually there is no such thing considered as noise. If you put in effort and try to understand these sounds produced, you would surely be able to enjoy that piece of music. This is exactly like analysing a poem: on the surface, it might be just plain words that talk about an incident, but actually, each and every phrase has a 'chord' to it. ♪♫